Sir,
As an Iraqi living in London, I believe that the suffering
of civilians in Iraq is becoming a joint responsibility
of both Saddam Hussein and the West. Saddam's idiotic
policies brought on a war in which the country was devastated
by the West, which then persisted with the blunt sanctions
that starved the people and made little distinction
between Iraqi civilians and their dictators.

Establishing
democracy inside Iraq should be a priority for every
peace-loving human being, and the West, with its involvement
in Iraq for the last ten or 11 years, bears a major
responsibility.

The
Western airstrikes on Iraq after the liberation of Kuwait
benefited Saddam by attracting support for him from
other Arab nations. We need a new approach towards tackling
the humanitarian (and political) problems we are facing
in Iraq.